Description

1865 1C One Cent, Judd-406, Pollock-476, R.6, PR65 NGC.
CAC.Design. The regular dies for the Indian cent, now including
Longacre's initial L. Struck in copper-nickel with a plain edge.
This 3.2 gram pattern contains 77% copper and 23% nickel, per the
NGC analysis. The bust point is even with the left serif of the 1,
and the date is clearly repunched, identical to regular issue
variety Snow-1.

Commentary. Andrew Pollock noted two different obverse dies.
His variety 475 has the bust point well left of the 1 in the date,
and variety 476 has the bust point exactly over the serif of the 1,
as on this example. However, Pollock made no mention of the boldly
repunched date on this obverse die.

Physical Description. Along with quite a sharp strike for
the high nickel content, this coin's brilliant light tan surfaces
give new meaning to the term "white cent." This piece is pristine
with reflective surfaces and minimal contact marks.